Road accidents

Pakistani bus falls into roadside ditch, rescue agency reports 40 killed, 8 injured

The bus was headed to national capital Islamabad from provincial capital Quetta. There were 48 passengers on board, the agency said.

JULY 3, 2026|ByREUTERS

A Pakistani bus upturned in a ditch, July 3, 2026.

A Buddhist monk walks across a road while collecting alms in Bangkok early on April 28, 2026.

Eight monks killed in Thailand after eleven year old boy crashes pickup truck

The victims were part of a group of 34 Buddhist monks and five lay followers undertaking a pilgrimage from a temple in Mukdahan province to another in neighboring Ubon Ratchathani province.

JULY 2, 2026|ByREUTERS

An illustrative image of slow-moving traffic on Israel's Ayalon Highway.

Operation Roaring Lion obscures Israel’s worsening traffic toll, road safety statistics

Excluding March, when Israelis were largely at home due to the war, 157 people were killed this year compared with 147 in the same period last year, an increase of nearly 7%.

JUNE 9, 2026|ByUDI ETZION

Israel Police and Magen David Adom respond to a road incident in which one police officer was injured near Tapuah junction in the West Bank on February 23, 2026.

Palestinian crashes truck into police vehicle in West Bank, police officer injured

The driver of the truck attempted to flee the scene of the incident, police said, but was pursued by backup police forces and arrested along with a passenger in the truck.

FEBRUARY 23, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

How can we cope with road rage?

In Israel during the past year, police report, road rage incidents have increased at an alarmingly high rate to almost 1,400 cases, compared to just over 1,100 in 2020.

JANUARY 7, 2023ByDR. MIKE GROPPER

Police at the scene where a man killed after being stabbed during a road rage incident in Holon, on November 23, 2022

Deadly night on Israel's roads as three killed in collisions

JANUARY 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The scene of a fatal car crash on Highway 90 which left four dead, May 28, 2022

Road rage and aggressive driving is an active threat to Israeli life - opinion

One of Israel's clear and present threats is the plight of aggressive drivers.

DECEMBER 8, 2022ByBARRY NEWMAN

THE FUNERAL of Yuri Volkov, stabbed to death during a road rage incident, takes place at a Holon cemetery last week.

Road rage: Why are Israelis taking their lives in their hands?

SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Road rage has turned into the scourge of the country and it will be hard to stop.

DECEMBER 3, 2022ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY

THE FUNERAL of Yuri Volkov who was stabbed to death during a road rage incident in Holon last month

One dead, 12 injured in car accidents across Israel

One of the injured is a three-year-old child, who was hit by a car.

NOVEMBER 28, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Why do Israeli drivers, pedestrians have right-of-way at the same time?

We challenge the new government to pass a law – in memory of the many casualties on Israel’s roads – to put a stop to the extremely dangerous “double green light” situation.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022BySTEVE LINDE